Dance 1 Semester Vocab Review

To lengthen a muscle is to-

• Warm Up

• Stretch

• Pull

• Strength

Which genre of dance is a percussive, energetic dance style that uses upbeat music?

• Lyrical

• Contemporary

• Jazz

• Aerobics

A locomotor movement is one that-

• Stays in one place

• Travels from place to place

Which style of dance is the foundation of all other styles?

• Tap

• Musical Theatre

• Hip Hop

• Ballet

TRUE OR FALSE: Studies have shown that dancing can boost a persons memory and decrease the chances of a person having dementia later in life.

• True

• False

What style is a theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance?

• Musical Theatre

• Ballet

• Hip Hop

• Contemporary

Dance is the artistic expression of movement.

• True

• False

In dance, precision means to-

• use movements that flow

• use movements that are done in exactness/sharp

• dance intemperately

• dance to music

Hip hop is-

• street style performed to hip-hop music

• a form of ballet

The contemporary style of dance is one that-

• is precise and fast paced. The music is generally quick and upbeat.

• is expressive and has strong emphasis on understanding music, rhythm, the space around a dancer, and how to take technical classical lines and make them different